Above: Smoke raises from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) compound after it was shelled by Israeli artillery in the southern town of Qana 18 April 1996. Israeli forces pummeled a compound of UNIFIL housing Fijian forces and sheltering hundreds of civilians. 105 civilians were killed who had taken refuge there during Israel's 'Grapes of Wrath' offensive - also aimed at wiping out Hezbollah. World-wide condemnation was immediate and calls for an end to the fighting intensified, with Israel and Hezbollah agreeing to a ceasefire eight days later on April 26 (Getty Images via Daylife). Remaining: Fijian UN soldiers evacuate the remains of dead Lebanese refugee burned in the shelling of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) compound in Qana by Israeli shelling 18 April 1996 (Getty Images via here, here, here and here).
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